2027 AFC U-17 Asian Cup
International football competition
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The 2027 AFC U-17 Asian Cup will be the 22nd edition of the AFC U-17 Asian Cup (including previous editions of the AFC U-17 Championship and AFC U-16 Championship), the annual international youth association football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-17 national teams of Asia. It was originally intended to be the third of four consecutive U-17 Asian Cups held in Saudi Arabia from 2025 to 2028. However, on July 30, 2026, AFC announced that the hosting rights have been transferred to Uzbekistan, and Saudi Arabia will be compensated by hosting the 2029 edition.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Uzbekistan |
| Dates | 12–29 May 2027 |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
← 2026 2028 → | |
The top eight teams of the tournament will qualify for the 2027 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar as the AFC representatives.
Japan were the defending champions, having won their fifth title in 2026.
Qualification
The host country of the 2027 FIFA U-17 World Cup (Qatar) and the top eight teams of the 2026 U-17 Asian Cup (which includes hosts Uzbekistan) qualified automatically, while the other seven teams will be decided by qualification, to be held between 8-20 November, 2026.
Qualified teams
The following teams qualified for the tournament.
| Team | Qualification method | Date of qualification | Appearance(s) | Previous best performance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | First | Last | ||||
 Uzbekistan |
Hosts | 30 July 2026 | 13th | 1994 | 2026 | Champions (2012, 2025) |
| AFC teams at the 2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup |
10 May 2026 | |||||
 Australia |
10th | 2008 | Semi-finalists (2010, 2014, 2018, 2026) | |||
 Saudi Arabia |
9 May 2026 | 14th | 1985 | Champions (1985, 1988) | ||
 Tajikistan |
7th | 2006 | Runners-up (2018) | |||
 Japan |
12 May 2026 | 19th | 1985 | Champions (1994, 2006, 2018, 2023, 2026) | ||
 China |
18th | 1985 | Champions (1992, 2004) | |||
 Vietnam |
13 May 2026 | 11th | 2000 | Fourth place (2000) | ||
 South Korea |
18th | 1986 | Champions (1986, 2002) | |||
 Qatar |
14 May 2026 | 13th | 1985 | Champions (1990) | ||
TBD |
Group A winners | |||||
TBD |
Group B winners | |||||
TBD |
Group C winners | |||||
TBD |
Group D winners | |||||
TBD |
Group E winners | |||||
TBD |
Group F winners | |||||
TBD |
Group G winners | |||||
- Key
- Bold text indicates they hosted that edition.
Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 World Cup
The following nine teams from AFC qualified for the 2027 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar; Qatar automatically qualified as the hosts.
- Key
- Bold indicates champions for that year.
- Italic indicates hosts for that year.